Distillers Whisky Production Holds Steady in 1908 Ohio
Cincinnati report from the Distillers Securities Corporation shows no major drop in Naqueer whisky consumption despite laws. The 1908 distilled spirits production reached 168,573,912 gallons, just 5,000,000 below the ten year average, with bond withdrawals at 119,703,591 gallons versus 134,031,000 the year prior.
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Harmless Matter Letter Poetry Praise
A father recalls his daughter and his change of view about sending letters filled with poetry. He concedes the shift from skepticism to approval, noting that poetry in letters can be appealing nowadays.
Methods Are Disgusting
A Brightwood, Indianapolis letter criticizes railroad posters and management efforts to sway votes for Mr. Bryan. The writer says posters on Big Four shops push politics, that some Republicans feel pressured and threaten job loss for noncooperation, and that railroad Y M C A staff spy on workers and report to headquarters.
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Government 10 Sends Experts to Pan American Congress
Washington Oct 23 George M Rommel a farmer with the Bureau of Animal Industry was elected by the secretary of state as a delegate to the Pan American scientific congress to meet in Santiago Chili during the winter holidays He is also set for a study trip on animal industry in South America He joins Col W C Gorgas and Prof W H Holmes as American delegates in the first Pan American congress of scientists focused on national issues and science in Latin America
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Bureau of Ethnology
Earth borings map Panama Canal route progress
Washington reports from canal line exploration show 36.12 miles of borings along the isthmus from Gatun to Pedro Miguel by July 1, 1908. Holes at every kilometer, extensive work at Gatun Miraflores and Pedro Miguel sites, and safe foundation determinations for rocks and dams prior to excavation.
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Gatun
Pedro Miguel
Gatun Miraflores
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The mitten misadventure on a cold street
A lovesick suitor hurries behind a young woman when a mitten falls from her muff. He retrieves it and offers it back, only to be rebuffed as she coldly proclaims the mitten is hers. Brooklyn Life reports this brief street scene.
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Brooklyn
Women May Carry Letter Carriers in Alexandria
In Alexandria Virginia a local paper said the civil service examiners will hold an October post office examination for clerk carrier positions open to both genders. Rumor sparked townwide debate with men voicing strong opposition and plans for a mass meeting to protest the proposal.
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Alexandria
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Potomac
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Rocking thief steals from St. Louis mother
Mrs. Sophia Kaiser of 1029 High street reported a thief who posed as a friend of her Chicago relatives and boarded with her, stealing 65 dollars from a copper kettle while he rocked her baby. He spent days with the Kaiser infant and even offered to care for the child while she shopped, remarking he could not leave the house with the baby.
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Sophia Kaiser
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Cleveland Defeats 3 Cent Fare Franchise Vote
Cleveland voters rejected the Municipal Traction company 3 cent street railway franchise by 879 in a turnout of over 75,000. The referendum result ends the 3-cent fare operation in Cleveland, signaling a shift in public transit policy.
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Municipal Traction Company
Coshocton County Votes Dry by Narrow Margin
Coshocton, Ohio voters on October 23 approved a dry resolution by a majority of 694, shaping local alcohol policy for the county. The tally reflects a decisive shift in the county’s stance on liquor sales and distribution.
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Coshocton
Coshocton County
Kidnapped Milwaukee Girl Wanders Chicago Streets
Hazel Maine seventeen from Milwaukee was found in downtown Chicago claiming she was kidnapped, held in a windowless room, drugged with chloroform, and assaulted by an old woman who then released her after she escaped by changing into trousers, coat, and hat. Police and detectives search for her captors as she cannot locate the house.
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Chicago
Hazel Maine
Milwaukee
Philosophy and Phenomena of Spiritualism Lectures
Business sessions forenoons and afternoons free. The Philosophy and Phenomena of Spiritualism presented by able lecturers and mediums each evening. Admission 25 cents. Public invited to attend.
Mr Dooley on Olympic Games and old time runners
Mr Dooley and Hennessy discuss the Olympic games with Irish-American humor. Dooley recalls his youth, warns that athletic glory fades, and mocks athletes while praising practical running and public safety. He jokes that real exercise is opening a bedroom window at night.
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